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2012 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election?

Louie Gohmert won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election. Louie Gohmert received 178,322 popular votes (71.43%). The main challenger was Shirley J. McKellar (26.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Gohmert and McKellar

Gohmert +44.5 pts · won by 111,100 votes
Louie GohmertRepublicanWINNER71.43%
178,322 votes
Shirley J. McKellarDemocratic26.93%
67,222 votes
Clark PattersonLibertarian1.65%
4,114 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.